3 Maine airports to share $542k for improvements

Tuesday

Mar 1, 2011 at 6:58 AM

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Three Maine airports will be sharing more than $542,000 in federal grants to help fund improvements.

Maine's two United States senators say the Millinocket Municipal Airport will receive two grants for a total of $170,750 to buy land and rehabilitate airport infrastructure; the Central Maine Airport of Norridgewock received a grant of $136,750 to remove runway obstructions and the Auburn/Lewiston Municipal Airport received $235,000 to conduct an environmental study.